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Write swing that actually swings. Build heads that land like smiles, rhythm sections that walk forever, and lyrics that wink without rust. Arrange for horns with room to shout and solos with exits that make sense.

• Two feel and four feel maps with set up language
• Chord moves, guide tones, and bright turnarounds
• Vocal phrasing for bounce, scatting tips, and tags
• Horn voicings and shout chorus design
• Mix cues for ribbon friendly highs and warm mids

You get: Lead sheets, rhythm drills, horn stacks, and show flow plans. Outcome: Dance floor ready tunes that feel timeless.

Riddims that shell. Hooks that run the summer. This book teaches pocket first writing with respectful Patois strategy and DJ friendly structure that selectors love. You will learn

• Kick, rim, hat, and shaker language for bounce
• Bass motifs and slides that converse with the kick
• Skank, bubble, and hook textures that interlock
• Call and response chorus engineering with crowd space
• Deejay flows, breath plans, and ad lib architecture
• Mixing for weight, clarity, and system translation

Who it is for

• Artists, producers, and writers who want authentic feel and replay

What you get

• Riddim templates and MIDI starters
• Vocal capture and stack plans
• Dub wise FX performance pointers
• Deliverable specs for DJs and radio
• Troubleshooting for stiff grooves, harsh highs, and crowded hooks

Serve the riddim. Protect the pocket. Make the rewind happen.

Make honest songs that hit. In How to Write Drumstep Songs you’ll shape chaos into choruses, built on vocal chops, half‑time drums, that read like a diary and sing like an anthem. You will learn

• Arrangement contrasts, silk vs steel moments
• Lyric shapes that survive tempo mapping
• Distinct drops vs second‑drop evolutions
• Chop techniques for vocals that sing as drums
• Hybrid grids: half‑time feel with D&B motion
• Bass movement without masking the snare

Who it is for

• Bass producers bridging dubstep drama and D&B speed

What you get

• Vocal‑chop workflows
• Mix translation tests
• Tempo map templates
• Drop motif banks

Turn found audio into living art. Curate with taste, transform with intent, and build narratives from fragments. Use time stretch, pitch, and reharm to create new songs that honor their sources. Sequence albums that feel like places, not folders.

• Sourcing strategies and ethical frameworks
• Chop methods, microtiming, and speech melody
• Harmony and reharm that respects identity
• Sound design with dirt, space, and re amp
• Mix and mastering for translation and breath

You get: Catalog sheets, edit kits, motif maps, and liner note guides. Outcome: Collages that tell clear stories and replay forever.